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There won’t be a football fan or pundit who won’t know how to pronounce or spell the name
#AngePostecoglou
today. Well done Ange and
@CelticFC
. Outstanding
#CELRAN
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3K
.
@CelticFC
fans celebrating at
#AngePostecoglou
’s home town club
@smfc
tonight at Lakeside Stadium following their come back win against
@AvondaleFC84
#celtic
#smfc
#nplvic
Thanks to all the Celtic fans for coming tonight, all class 👌👍⚽️👊
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Champions again! Another one for the cabinet for
@CelticFC
and another medal in the cabinet for Ange Postecoglou. He deserves all the kudos in the world and wish him and the club all the best for the treble next week. He’s amongst the top managers (I’d say top 10-15) in the
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📺 A record-breaking moment
@TheMatildas
!
- 11.15 million reaching our broadcast
- Average of 7.13 million national viewers (6.17m on Seven and 957k on 7plus)
- Peak of 6.9 million on Seven
The MOST watched TV program since the OzTAM system began in 2001. And that's not
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Almost 24 years ago Ange Postecoglou and I shared this moment in June 1999 at the Soccer Australia annual awards dinner in Sydney having won national back to back championships with
@smfc
. A special bond as GM of the club I’ll never forget. We always dreamt and spoke for a better
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When
#AngePostecoglou
wins trophies, it usually comes in two
@CelticFC
fans. Here with Ange and his wife Georgia with back to back trophies with
@smfc
in 1999 after winning in 1998 and 1999
#celticfc
#itneverstops
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This is not acceptable! Deleting the post like it never happened is not enough. An apology and retraction is required.
#SayNoToRacism
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🚨 Record-Breaking Viewership! 🚨
The
@TheMatildas
V China PR Game 2 reached an incredible 2.62 million viewers on 10, 10 Bold, and 10 Play last night – making it the highest-reaching event on Network 10 for 2024 and the biggest football match ever on the network! 📺⚽️
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Mark Schwarzer talks
@PerthGloryFC
vs
@ChelseaFC
in the Locker Room at
@OptusStadium
#ChelseaFCInPerth
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Been a tremendous two years with
@footballvic
and now looking forward to the new chapter with
@FFA
. Look forward to working with
@JJ_JamesJohnson
and the team at FFA.
Football Federation Australia today announced
@peterfilopoulos
has been appointed
@FFA
Head of Marketing, Communications and Corporate Affairs.
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The chronic under-funding of a sport that out numbers other codes in participation by an ever growing margin and offers so much from a diplomacy perspective around the world deserves a bigger share of funding distribution. We are victims of our own success as a sport
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Clearly a different perspective by media on AFL fans celebrating with flares and fireworks in public streets to soccer fans doing similar in the past. Ones a “party getting started” and the other is “soccer fans rioting”. The headlines are starkly different.
#FairGoForFootball
⚽
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Some sections of the media have sensationalised the Matildas’ travel to Paris by calling it a “private jet.” They used a cost-effective commercial charter for a direct route from their European pre games training base to Marseille, saving many hours. Chartered commercial flights
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It’s game day for our
@TheMatildas
and it’s a front page takeover nationally across tabloids. All of Australia is captivated. Let’s Go!
#Matildas
#TilitsDone
#FIFAWWC
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📍 Hardware Lane, Melbourne
⚽️ A heartwarming scene unfolded just hours ago as three young Greek Australians paid a unique tribute to
#AngePostecoglou
in his home town. Their creative efforts sparked an amazing response from football fans in the area. A moment that beautifully
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“You guys know better than me, but I tried to do that back in Australia and I felt like I was pushing up hill”. So much in that quote.
#footballculture
#thinkglobalactlocal
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Amazing broadcast audience numbers on the Seven network and 7plus for the
@TheMatildas
final group stage game against Canada.
4.71 million national broadcast reach
2.42 million national broadcast average audience
2.68 million national broadcast peak audience
Number 1 broadcast
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We are going to the Round of 16 of the
@FIFAWorldCup
. Let that sink in Australia. Top 16 in the world. What a team of warriors lead by Arnie.
#AllForTheSocceroos
#GiveIt100
#FIFAWorldCup
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Vale former
@PerthGloryFC
player Liam Miller. May he Rest In Peace. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. The club will wear black armbands at our next game
#RIPLiamMiller
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The
@TheMatildas
stopped an entire nation in its tracks for one of the most exhilarating moments in Australian sport’s history last night, up there with Cathy Freeman 2000
#Matildas
#TilitsDone
#FIFAWWC
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The data doesn’t lie. The number one participation sport by some distance and with strong growth on the back of successful World Cup campaigns by the
@Socceroos
and
@TheMatildas
- our 2400 community clubs have reached saturation point. We need more investment in our facilities &
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Once we get Hakeem Al Araibi back home, I’m hoping we can trend
#WeSavedHakeem
globally. The power of the football community and a unity of purpose is magical. Let’s bring him home!
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After 833 days with
@footballvic
as CEO, I officially signed off today and look forward to commencing at
@FFA
tomorrow. Thanks for all the support during my tenure.
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This is where
@Channel9
can show some real leadership about the “bigotry” being promoted on their platform by a man who is completely out of touch with modern society in a country which celebrates multiculturalism
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1.237 million average metro audience, 1.74 million average national tuned in, with a peak audience of 2.78 million and well over 4 million reach on 7 last night to watch the
@TheMatildas
, stay tuned for the numbers to come out soon. 184,000 watched 7+ and waiting on Optus Sport
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Reading the Jelena Dokic story in today’s press was very confronting and sickening. She’s an incredibly brave woman and I admire her courage. Perhaps people can now understand what she had to endure including persecution
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Couldn’t have looked too closely, it’s everywhere Caro, domestically and around the world, in print media, television, radio and digital media. Stadiums full and huge broadcast audiences. Billboards all over the nation. If you want it you will find it
#FIFAWWC
#BeyondGreatness
⚽ Has the
#FIFAWWC
cut through to Australian audiences?
📺 Watch
#Offsiders
in full with Kelli Underwood
@simonhill1894
@EGielnik
and Caroline Wilson on
@ABCTV
#FIFAWWC
#FIFAWomensWorldCup
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I wonder what
@malcolmconn
has to say about this ball tampering scandal of our australian cricket team? Been so vocal with his views on football in the past so waiting with much eagerness to hear his views on this disgraceful act
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Groundbreaking broadcast audience numbers on the Seven network and 7plus for the
@TheMatildas
@FIFAWWC
Round of 16 game against Denmark at Stadium Australia last night.
6.54 million national broadcast reach
3.56 million national broadcast average audience
3.75 million national
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Another year at
@PerthGloryFC
for our
#ElMaestro
#DiegoCastro
as he pens his signature in time for our MGP night
#GloryIsOurs
#CastroIsOurs
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Exciting news!
@FootballAUS
is aiming high! Plans revealed to host the
@theafcdotcom
Asian Cup in 2026 and the Men’s World Cup in 2034. The bid for the Women’s Asian Cup is already in, pending government funding.
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Exciting news confirmed by
@Channel7
today that Saturday’s
@FIFAWWC
quarter final between the
@TheMatildas
and France will again be broadcast on the main channel nationally and the nightly news will be pushed back till the end of the game
#Matildas
#TilitsDone
#FIFAWWC
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Today I officially commence my role as CEO of
@footballvic
. It’s been a great morning meeting my fellow
#FFV
colleagues and I am excited about working with them and all key stakeholders including our 360 clubs to support and grow the game at all levels.
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It’s football all over the world and Australia is no different. What a ridiculous argument to take to the courts. Glad common sense prevailed. Shame about the unnecessary cash that was splashed on nonsense.
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Buddy may have retired but it’s the
@TheMatildas
dominating the headlines in Melbourne this morning
@theheraldsun
#TilitsDone
#Matildas
#FIFAWWC
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Will Swanton from the
@australian
- Seek first to understand, then to be understood. Greatest advice I heeded many years ago.
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Clearly a different perspective by media on AFL fans celebrating with flares and fireworks in public streets to soccer fans doing similar in the past. One’s a ’party getting started’ & the other is ’soccer fans rioting’. The headlines are starkly different.
#FairGoForFootball
⚽
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I’m proud to be joining
@footballvic
as CEO.
#Football
is in my blood and I’m excited to be returning home and work with all Victorian clubs in their efforts to support and grow the game at all levels
#FFV
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of
@PeterFilopoulos
as the CEO of
#FFV
. A highly respected leader in the Australian sporting industry, Victorian
#football
will continue to grow and prosper under Peter’s
#leadership
.
Read more:
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The
@TheMatildas
match against China PR drew a substantial national average television audience of 637,000 viewers, with an additional 67,000 tuning in via broadcast video on demand, making it one of the top 4 national TV shows of the day. The match in Adelaide saw an impressive
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If we keep on playing football in AFL / Cricket grounds, government will keep investing in them, and if we keep on playing in stadiums too big for our needs, we will never be able to build a fan engagement experience that people crave for. Scarcity drives demand.
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With
@CCMariners
winning the AFC Cup 2024, Australia becomes the first and only
@theafcdotcom
Member Association to win all four major
#AFC
competitions:
- AFC Cup
@CCMariners
, 2024
- AFC Champions League
@wswanderersfc
, 2014
- AFC Asian Cup
@Socceroos
, 2015
- AFC Women's
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A tremendous turn-out at federation square in Melbourne in support of
@footballvic
@pvfc_official
footballer and Australian refugee detained in Thailand
@FFA
@thepfa
#HumanRights
#SaveHakeem
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An amazing effort this afternoon by Andy Keogh and Shane Lowry. I witnessed them walk over straight after today’s win at
@AAMIPark
, went into the stands to greet Tom. Made his day. This is football, this is culture. Well done! 👌👏
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As we enter the final round of the home and away season of the
@aleague
, it’s time we looked at simultaneous kick off times for all games on the same day for the final round to add some suspense and drama. Interested in people’s thoughts on this...
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The
@aleaguemen
2024 Grand Final broke records on
@networkten
and 10 Play reaching 1.12 million Australians on Saturday night! Audiences soared 12% year on year with the
@aleaguemen
and
@aleaguewomen
season captivating 5.72 million viewers across
@networkten
10 Play and
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@TheRealALM
@FootballAUS
This is all factually incorrect. The “documentary rights” were part of the same broadcast offer but a different package that 10 elected not to pursue. Further, no one locked out 10 from Townsville.
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Hi Premier, that’s great but I think we may need the
@MCG
on Wednesday for the live site in Melbourne. It’s ours this time 😉
@DanielAndrewsMP
@Steve_Dimo
#Matildas
#TillitsDone
#FIFAWWC
Big game needs a bigger stadium.
AAMI Park. Wednesday night. Be there.
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I’m devastated by the news (as confirmed by his daughter Marijana), that our longest ever serving
@socceroos
coach, Frank Arok has passed away at the age of 88. I spent every day for 2 seasons at
@smfc
with Frank between 1994 & 1996. He was a friend, mentor, father figure and >
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So many issues in football yet no one talks about the crippling & inflationary cost of participation. A major issue which is being ignored
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If we are truly to celebrate our multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion as a nation, the NCIP has no place in AUSTRALIAN football
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With the Home of the
@Matildas
just about completed in Melbourne, it’s time our
@Socceroos
had a proper home, via
@BulldogRitchie
@dailytelegraph
. Two of our most favoured national teams in the country and on the back of the best ever
@FIFAWorldCup
campaign, it’s time to address
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Hakeem Al Araibi safe on Australian soil finally and in time for the start of the
@footballvic
@nplvictoria
season kick off this weekend. Timed it beautifully. Welcome home Hakeem.
@pvfc_official
@thepfa
#WeSavedHakeem
#HumanRights
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In addition to the strong audience number on
@10FootballAU
- Across Tuesday, the
@Socceroos
trended No 1 across Australia on both Twitter and YouTube, and was the most searched term across all categories on Google.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐬: 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝
The
@Socceroos
' historic victory against Peru yesterday morning, had Aussies glued to their screens with 568,000 viewers nationally!
#GiveIt100
#AllForTheSocceroos
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Six years ago today I landed at
@PerthGloryFC
HQ for my first day in the job. Wow. How time flies. A glorious 3 years at a great club and a most beautiful city. Photo courtesy of
@PeterKapsanis
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Boarded the plane and heading back home after finishing up today. Not before I met with Tony Popovic who visited the office today. Super excited for the exciting journey ahead for this club. He’s bursting at the seams for this opportunity. Farewell and best wishes
#OneGlory
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A huge day at
@FootballAUS
today with the beginning of a new era for Australian football with
@networkten
@ParamountPlusAU
and
@ViacomCBS
becoming the new home of football for
@Socceroos
@TheMatildas
@FFACup
all junior national teams
@WLeague
and
@ALeague
, all in the one place 🤓
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The front page domination continues with a nation captivated once again with our
@TheMatildas
#Matildas
#TilitsDone
#FIFAWWC
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Get In! Never ever write off the
@socceroos
, never ever ever! Fifth consecutive
@FIFAWorldCup
cup it is. World ranked 42 just comprehensively taught the number 22 ranked team in the world a lesson of team spirit and cohesion. Let’s Go Socceroos!
#AllForTheSocceroos
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"There'll be 1.5 mill people entering our stadiums across Australia & NZ, there'll be 1.5 billion people watching the
@FIFAWWC
around the world. To put that into perspective, the AFL Grand Final last year, there were 4 mill people who watched."
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If we are to continue to evolve our football culture, we can no longer tolerate venues which 1) don’t respect our game to adequately prepare pitches for our scheduled matches / requirements & 2) is far excessive to our needs in terms of capacity in any case, we don’t belong there
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Bizarre! How can a club from a rival code expect their brand be illuminated in-stadium at a shared government funded stadium at a co-tenant’s matches (from another code mind you) is beyond mind boggling. Reads like self entitlement & an inflated sense of importance over others.
After a day of tense meetings, Venues NSW has decided to turn the lights off on the sign ‘Home of the Sydney Roosters’ at the northern end of Allianz Stadium whenever Sydney FC or the Waratahs are playing at the venue.
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Monday night in Melbourne Australia watching a game being played in Sydney where over 75000 fans attended for a
@TheMatildas
victory to go through to the quarter finals of a
@FIFAWWC
. Proper football culture
#Matildas
#TilitsDone
#FIFAWWC
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In the last 3 seasons, the total number of match minutes in the
@ALeague
being played by U23 players has increased as below
2018/19 – 59,441 minutes (19% of total match min)
2019/20 – 73,280 minutes (22% of total match min)
2020/21 – 89,620 minutes (28% of total match min)
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Another record-breaking night for the
@TheMatildas
on Seven and 7plus. 6.25M Aussies witnessed the third-place battle vs Sweden, with a peak of 3.63M on broadcast! Dominating as the
#1
program, it's clear the
#Matildas
’ determination captured the heart of the nation. As the
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God bless our health care workers. Had to use
@AmbulanceVic
to take my young son to
@Epworth
hospital following an unfortunate sports injury this afternoon , been here all day and everyone has been tremendous. Very grateful for these angels.
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Poor form by the management of Spotless Stadium tonight to present the football pitch for the
@wswanderersfc
match in this manner disrespecting our great game. The sooner the wanderers move back to the redeveloped parramatta rectangular stadium the better.
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A 24 hour period I would much rather not have had. So much was there to celebrate last night and unfortunately we are dealing with the actions of certain individuals who decided to disrespect our game and community on so many levels. No place in our society for such conduct.
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From an editorial in the SMH “For decades, Australian soccer has struggled for wider acceptance”. Really?
Fact check - number 1 team participation sport in the country by a country mile and continuing to rise at a faster rate than other sports. It’s real!
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Many years ago I would come on twitter and be inspired by my timeline through following and interacting with like minded people. Now I come on here and my timeline is bombarded with nonsense, trolls and delusional people. Tall poppy syndrome is well and truly alive people
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Just praying the news filtering through about Hakeem Al Araibi’s release and being free to return home is true. It would be a testament to the unity of purpose of the football community which achieved this. Please be true!!
#SaveHakeem
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4 years ago today we lost Mr Football, our dear friend Les Murray. Let’s remember him today, he would have been proud of the
@TheMatildas
and
@Socceroos
today
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Shocking to hear of the tragic passing of Bor Mabil, sister of Socceroos forward Awer Mabil, following a car accident in South Australia overnight.
@footballvic
extends its deepest sympathies to Awer, the Mabil family, and Bor’s friends, at this difficult time.
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How good is Hindmarsh Stadium. Proper football stadium. Always a joy to watch a game of football either in stadium or on screen. Good crowd in tonight to boot
#ALeague
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In Sep 2015 Diego Castro was introduced as
@PerthGloryFC
’s new marquee signing. What a brilliant success he’s been for
@PerthGloryFC
&
@ALeague
. He made Perth his home, he loved the club, people, sun & beaches. Congrats to a sterling career. Could be his last for Glory tonight 👌🏼
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After a devastating year in 2020 in Victoria due to the impacts of
#COVID19
- great to be at my first
@nplvictoria
game in almost 12 months. Best of all a traditional derby
@smfc
and
@HUFCWARRIOR
#NPLVIC
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The name Guus Hiddink will always have a special place in the hearts of Australians having been the coach who took the
@socceroos
to the
@FIFAWorldCup
in 2006 after a 32 year absence. He retired last night aged 74 from his last coaching appointment with Curacao.
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Our whole nation is talking about our
@TheMatildas
taking on the world and winning. Our most successful and “respected” national team 🇦🇺
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A record crowd for a stand-alone women’s football international in Australia is proof that
@TheMatildas
are Australia’s most loved national sporting team inspiring girls all over the country to play the world game
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A tremendous read by Dom Bossi in the
@smh
this morning celebrating the multi-cultural & diversity of the
@socceroos
reflective of the rich tapestry of Australian football’s large & diverse participation base as we celebrated the Australian National Team’s Centenary year 17 June
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My advice to young aspiring footballers
1 choose coaches & teams NOT clubs, to match your stage of development
2 choose teams within clubs that have a demonstrable pipeline juniors to seniors
3 choose clubs that have an inclusive culture & strong values
4 happiness ahead of all
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Congratulations to Tony Sage,
@LucySage1
, Tony Popovic,
@tpignata9
, my good mate
@JacobBurns07
& the entire team on + off the field at
@PerthGloryFC
on winning the Premier’s Plate and earning an ACL spot. Remember that lunch chat last year
@killa_kilkenny
?
So happy for you all
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A proud Victorian and Australian is top of the league in the J-League with one more game against FC Tokyo to claim the title. How good is this. Go Ange Postecoglou!
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The team arriving back to the hotel. Look at those smiles. Courtesy of
@PaulWiddis
#AllForTheSocceroos
#GiveIt100
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I would be staggered if we found a spot on an
@ALeague
roster for a former Olympic runner as a marketing gimmick and at the same time we snubbed Scott McDonald who can still offer something to the sport
#footballculture
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